The Humbert Millennium Summer School was opened in Ballina, Co Mayo, yesterday by the Minister for Health and Children, Mr Cowen.
"Twentieth Century Ireland: The Balance Sheet" is the rather open-ended theme this year of the school, which aims to promote peace, understanding and reconciliation between nationalist and unionist traditions in Ireland and between the peoples of Ireland and Britain. Key speakers during the four-day event include Mr John Hume MP and the newly appointed EU Commissioner, Mr David Byrne.
About 300 delegates are expected and the fee is £175.